- September 19, 2003
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September 19 ,2003 =*
Peace :United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan rings theJapanese Peace Bell , markingInternational Day of Peace atUnited Nations Headquarters inNew York , cautioning that for some, the direst threat to peace wasterrorism andweapons of mass destruction , while for others it waspoverty ,disease ,deprivation , andcivil war . [http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=8298&Cr=peace&Cr1=bell]
* "Occupation of Iraq":Iraq 's former defense minister,Sultan Hashim Ahmed , surrenders toCoalition troops. He was seen atSaddam Hussein 's side in what is thought to have been the ousted dictator's last public appearance asBaghdad fell. He is number 27 on the most-wanted list of former top officials under Saddam Hussein (also eight of hearts). The ex-minister surrendered at a house in the northern Iraqi city ofMosul and was being taken to Baghdad. [http://asia.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=3472711] [http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=578&ncid=578&e=2&u=/nm/20030919/ts_nm/iraq_dc]
*Hurricane Isabel : Isabel, now a tropical storm, moves through westernPennsylvania before heading toOntario ,Canada . The storm leaves more than 4.3 million residents along the East Coast of theUnited States without power.
* Canadian Liberal Leadership Race: Balloting begins in delegate-selection meetings acrossCanada which will determine the outcome of the Liberal leadership convention this November. Paul Martin is expected to easily secure enough votes to beat opponentSheila Copps . This all-but guarantees Martin will replace his longtime rivalJean Chrétien as the nextPrime Minister of Canada . [http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/19/delegates030919]
* Email virus: Email users are swamped by a new fast-spreadingcomputer virus circulating throughemail that purports to be security software fromMicrosoft , but actually tries to disable security programs that are already running. The worm, dubbed "Swen" or "Gibe," takes advantage of a two-year-old hole inInternet Explorer and affects systems that have not installed a patch for that security hole.
*Nuclear Weapon s: Secretary of theGuardians Council Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati , a leading hardline Iraniancleric , calls forIran to withdrawal fromNuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty because of the compliance protocols referred to by theInternational Atomic Energy Agency and not consent to unfettered inspections of its nuclear facilities. "The treaty has been denounced by a number of countries. Although Iran has inked the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it is free to withdraw from it anytime". "North Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. Many countries have not even signed it. It would have been better if Iran had not signed it." [http://www.irna.ir/] [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2003/09/19/international0946EDT0515.DTL]
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